Hi, I'm hoping that you might join in voting for the Orangutan photo in this year's National Wildlife Fed. photo contest. You need to log in first before you can vote. There's many choices, but I think you might agree with me that this photo is a winner, and Orangutan Outreach really needs the prize money and this photo is a total winner. Thx so much for joining in if you choose to do so. Orangutan hugs, Dianne

On behalf of Orangutan Outreach. A moment captured between an orphaned orangutan and a forest school instructor/caretaker. Over 600 orphaned and displaced orangutans are staying at the sanctuary. Many brought in via confiscation through the illegal pet trade or via palm oil plantations that continue to rob these great creatures of their forest. Orangutan Outreach and Nyaru Menteng work together to help conserve this species and educate the world about the critical plight of this great ape species. We call this photo "The Standoff."

Oh, thanks Nyack for posting the orangutan photo for which you can vote today and tomorrow (Aug, 5 and 6) once you register. Then it just takes a few minutes to get a confirmation email so you can then log in and vote. The $5000 prize, if this one 3 posts above wins, would go to an Orangutan rescue org., Orangutan outreach. Orangutans are in such dire straits because of their habitat being replaced by palm oil plantations. If you want to help animals such as orangutans, Sumatran tigers, rhinos and others from this loss of habitat, please check labels for Palm Oil which also goes under many other names, and find another similar product to purchase not containing Palm Oil. For a long list of other names used for palm oil (it's used in so many products: go to this website:

Wonderful photos, Dianne. I registered to vote for the orangutan picture (I saved it, also. It's so adorable!), and I was the 1,570th voter for that photo. I think it will win!! Thanks so much for posting it and thank you to Nyack for putting on here.